I've been wanting a Suhr for quite some time now and I've decided to go with a Rasmus for now, seeing the great reviews that have been written. I got a quick chance at a Guthrie clinic to play the GG Rasmus prototype, man what a solid guitar. I've reserved one at a local music store and I'm wondering if there are any more details/pictures of how the final model will look. Anyone hear anything?

i was praying this guitar would have the tremel-no. how hard would it be to put one in after i buy one..... is it really that much more expensive to include? what about adding 100 dollars to the price for the tremol-no?_________________"all the fun of the fair"

There might be an issue with the positioning of the screws for the trem claw.

I swapped out the old trem claw for the tremel-no on my custom classic and the tremel-no sits a little prone of the body now so a back-plate is out of the question, and those stupid thumbscrews stick out further.

This might just mean it's harder to replace on Suhr Customs fitted out for a standard trem-claw, but I thought I'd mention it as something to be wary of _________________Fabulous powers were revealed to me the day I held my magic Suhr(d) aloft and said "by the power of great scale!"

so your saying the only problem is that the thumb screws stick out to far to have a back plate on????? that doesn't bother me at all really... unless of course the guitar presses hard into my body and the bridge is moved a few millimeters_________________"all the fun of the fair"

so your saying the only problem is that the thumb screws stick out to far to have a back plate on????? that doesn't bother me at all really... unless of course the guitar presses hard into my body and the bridge is moved a few millimeters

If you've got the thumbscrews in, it's likely that they'll be loose some of the time (otherwise you'd lock it down with the grubscrews).
If they're proud, they'll rub on your beergut and are more likely to fall out _________________SoundCloud

I tried this guitar at guitarguitar Edinburgh at the weekend. Very impressed that the mahogany tone is very present and recognisable as being very similar to guthries tone. Some people say it's not worth the 1200 GBP. But I see myself buying one at some point. It's more about the fact you can't find that tone anywhere else, and that alone justifies the value of the guitar.

About the Tremol-no, I wasn't thinking about the floating bridge when I tuned it down to Drop-D, but nevertheless, the other strings didn't change pitch enough to be painfully out of tune, so I didn't say to myself 'hang on somethings wrong here' like I would have done if it was an Ibanez with a floyd rose. (I'm currently uploading a video to youtube, it's taking all day lol but watch this space)

One of the most instantly likeable things about this guitar when you first hold it, is the feeling of the mahogany that the neck is made from. The subtle finish (or lack of finish) is really my thing since I've tried certain acoustic guitars by Cort and Tanglewood. After playing these and you go back to a well-finished guitar, you notice the finish is sticky compared to the smooth wood on this Rasmus.

Unfortunately I immediately tried out a Suhr Modern after this guitar, and the difference in tone was noticably better, especially in low frequencies. However, the Rasmus GG signature I might prefer to buy for a few reasons. The price obviously, and the looks! That guitar has far superior looks to any of the Suhr Moderns with flame tops, in my opinion. As I've said, I love that 'unvarnished' natural wood look and feel on a guitar.